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Word: Motte
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from French, ‘mound’, from Old French mote (see moat)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mɒt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a mound forming the site of a castle or camp.
Short Definition:mound forming site of castle or camp
Definition:
(especially in the southwestern US) a stand of trees; a grove.
Short Definition:stand of trees
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